This body of work investigates cultural reactions to violent threat in the United States - both perceived and real.

Working within the themes of political polarization, gun culture, and militant preparation, the project embeds with a subculture that’s hardening its shell, fighting fire with fire - terrorist incident response academies, civilian militia groups, schools and workplaces, weapons manufacturers, and ammo stockpilers.

According to the FBI, active shooter incidents have tripled since Columbine in 1999, and for many the fallout from economic collapse, overnight inflation, nuclear war, and epidemic is always on the horizon.« less